Grjótárhnúkur
Grjótárhnúkur is a peak in Skagafjörður, Northwest and has an elevation of 859 metres. Grjótárhnúkur is situated nearby to the locality Öxnadalsheiði.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Öxnadalsheiði.
Öxnadalsheiði
Locality
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Öxnadalsheiði is a plateau in between Norðurárdalur in Skagafjörður and Öxnadalur in Eyjafjörður, Iceland. Route 1 between Skagafjörður and Akureyri goes through the plateau, which is quite snowy and used to be a difficult route to travel. Öxnadalsheiði is situated 3½ km south of Grjótárhnúkur.
Grjótárhnúkur
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 859 metres
- Also known as: “Grjótárhnjúkur” and “Grjotarhnukur”
- Category: landform
- Location: Skagafjörður, Northwest, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.49829° or 65° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
-18.72293° or 18° 43′ 23″ westElevation
859 metres (2,818 feet)Open location code
9CQ3F7XG+8RGeoNames ID
2631084
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